802 Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Purchased by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 21.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,469 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 802 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $2,465,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.2% in the second quarter. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC now owns 141,828 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $72,843,000 after purchasing an additional 3,006 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 5.4% in the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 28,205 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $14,093,000 after buying an additional 1,434 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,656,528 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $850,004,000 after buying an additional 82,793 shares during the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. raised its holdings in Mastercard by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 81,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $44,885,000 after buying an additional 4,751 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at $227,584,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Mastercard

In other news, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total transaction of $1,907,344.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 36,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,403,600. The trade was a 8.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $641.00, for a total transaction of $2,767,197.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at $22,915,750. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,403 shares of company stock valued at $15,428,736. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Recent Mastercard Headlines

Investors following MA have been watching these headlines:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS estimates across multiple periods, including FY2027 to $22.98 from $22.34 and FY2028 to $26.45 from $25.74. The broad upward revisions suggest improving expectations for earnings growth. Mastercard analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard opened its largest Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre of Excellence in Singapore, focused on AI-enabled payments, cybersecurity and agentic commerce. The hub could help develop new services and partnerships across the region; the company also plans to add more than 250 specialist roles in Singapore by 2029. Mastercard opens Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership with Sage will bring Mastercard debit-card capabilities into accounting software for small businesses in France, potentially widening its reach in business payments. Mastercard valuation and Sage partnership

Mastercard Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Mastercard stock traded up $8.53 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $661.13. 1,936,242 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,351,180. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $600.12 and a 200-day moving average of $542.40. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $681.99. The company has a market cap of $575.97 billion, a PE ratio of 34.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.73% and a return on equity of 260.86%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.38 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 20.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.20%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MA. Evercore raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $550.00 to $620.00 in a report on Friday, July 31st. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Argus increased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $694.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Mastercard from $679.00 to $681.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Mastercard has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $713.21.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses and governments. Its network supports electronic payments, including transactions made with Mastercard-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as digital payment methods. The company provides technology for authorizing, clearing and settling transactions. It also offers services related to cybersecurity, identity verification, data analytics, fraud prevention and payment consulting.